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Lebanon
Lebanon faces prospect of civil war
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Hezbollah
Hezbollah buries dead, urges Lebanese unity
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Lebanon
Army patrols expand in tense Beirut
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Lebanon
Next time around, Lebanon will be in a civil war
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Lebanon
Calm returns to Lebanon after deadly protests
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Lebanon
Three people were killed and 133 wounded in factional fighting yesterday, until the strike was called off last night. PM Siniora announced he would remain in office, and businesses struggle to recover. Siniora also blamed Iran and Syria for the strike. He said of Hezbollah, “The decisions made by the opposition in Lebanon are decisions coming from outside like Iran and Syria.”
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Lebanon
Three dead, 133 hurt in Lebanon clashes
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Lebanon
A Hezbollah-led strike against the government began, paralyzing Lebanon. In December, Hezbollah and its pro-Syrian allies similarly gathered hundreds of thousands to force a change in government. Arutz Sheva reports that one government supporter is dead and nine more are wounded this morning.
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Lebanon
US, Saudi Arabia back Moussa’s Lebanon plan
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Lebanon
Has Lebanon’s Cedar revolt come undone?
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Lebanon
UNIFIL on alert after fears of attacks by Hezbollah
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Lebanon
US Investigations Lead to Arrests in Gemayel Assassination Case
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Lebanon
Lebanon’s Slow Slide From Hope To Deadlock
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Lebanon
(Lebanon) Moussa resumes bid to broker compromise in Beirut
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Lebanon
Qatari troops first Arab nation to deploy in Lebanon
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Lebanon
Both sides appear cornered in Beirut
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Lebanon
Lebanon: President Lahoud refuses to endorse Hariri tribunal, calls government illegal
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Lebanon
Israel Warns of Al Qaeda Attack on Lebanon Peacekeepers
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Lebanon
Day 9: Lebanese President Emile Lahoud vows that the demonstrations will not spark a sectarian war. Escalation is expected on Sunday. The Lebanese Army denied that PM Siniora had ordered confiscation of weapons transported to the resistance in southern Lebanon, as Nasrallah asserted yesterday. Siniora has accused Nasrallah of plotting a coup.
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Lebanon
Syrian-backed Fatah Al-Islam implicated in plan to assassinate 36 pro-democracy politicians as the political crisis in Beirut enters its 8th consecutive day of anti-Saniora demonstrations. Hezbollah leader Nasrallah vows to bring the PM’s government down amidst rising Sunni-Shi’a sectarian tension.
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Lebanon
Lebanon feels heat of Sunni-Shiite friction
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Lebanon
Does the Lebanese opposition have an action plan?
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Lebanon
The Egyptian president and Russia’s foreign minister on Saturday called for the containment of political upheaval in Lebanon, warning of the potential for widespread violence to erupt. The protests in Beirut continue. A United Nations commission of inquiry in the French-chaired Human Rights Committee determined that Israel should pay compensation to Lebanon for the conflict this summer for “excessive, indiscriminate and disproportionate use of force.” A seperate UN report found illicit arms traffic in Lebanon.
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Lebanon
Beirut on edge as rumors of a planned Hezbollah-backed coup against PM Siniora sweeps the city and Hezbollah rallies thousands in front of the PM’s office demanding his resignation. Downtown businesses brace for extended closures as the rallies develop into a prolonged sit-in.
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Lebanon
Beirut Throngs Mourn Slain Minister and Revile Syria
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Lebanon
Lebanese Say Goodbye To Slain Politician
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Lebanon
France authorizes troops to fire at IAF jets over Lebanon
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Lebanon
The UN will send a team to Lebanon to investigate the assassination of Minister Gemayel. Syria will not cooperate with the Hariri assassination tribunal. Gunmen also opened fire on Minster Pharaon’s office on the day of Gemayel’s murder.
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Lebanon
US to boost military help for Lebanon
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Lebanon
Druze leader Walid Jumblatt blames Syria for the assassination of Christian minister Pierre Gemayel. Saad Hariri accused Syria of “trying to kill every free person” in Lebanon. The UN approved the tribunal to investigate the murder of Rafiq al-Hariri, the former Lebanese prime minister.
